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Statistics
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Median | It is the middle data value. To find the median order the values from least to greatest then find the middle value |
| Mode | It is the value that occurs most often. A data set can have one mode , no mode, or more than one mode. |
| range | The range is a measure of variability. A measure of variability describes how the values in a data set vary with a single number |
| Inter quartile range | The IQR is a measure of variability it represents the difference between the 3rd and 1st quartile. |
| outlier | A number that is unlike the other numbers. |
| quartile 1 | The number in the middle of the lower extreme and the median. |
| Quartile 3 | the number in the middle of the median and upper extreme. |
| Mean Absolute Deviation | The MAD is the average distance that the data points in a set of data are from the mean. |
| symmetrical | The shape is perfectly symmetric because it can be divided into 2 halves (a left have and a right halve) that are mirror images of each other they do not have to be perfectly symmetric. |
| uniform | If the data of distribution is all flat or the same it is a uniform distribution. It has no mode. |
| right skewed | If the distribution has a long tail pointing to the right it is right skewed. |
| left skewed | If the distribution has a long tail pointing to the left it is left skewed. |
| Bi-modal | If the distribution has two modes or two humps it is bi-modal. |
| Probability | What the outcome is going to be. |
| Impossible | 0 is the probability of a impossible event. |
| certain | 1 Is the probability of a certain event. |
| Equally probable | 1/2 is the probability of a equally probable event. |
| unlikely | The probability of a unlikely event is between 0 and 1/2 |
| likely | The probability of a likely event is between 1/2 and 1 |
| Sample size | the number of people in a study |
| Complement | The complement of a statistical event is the opposite of the event. It includes all outcomes that are not part of the original event. |